The Blow-Thru Airlock, also known as an Ecluse or Pneumatic Rotary Valve, is specifically engineered for feeding bulk materials into positive-pressure pneumatic conveying lines. Unlike conventional rotary airlocks, the conveying air passes directly through the valve body, allowing efficient and controlled product transfer into the pipeline. This system is commonly used for conveying flour, semolina, bran, grain by-products, and other powdered or granular materials throughout milling facilities. Its precision-machined rotor ensures uniform product feeding while minimizing air leakage and product degradation.
Blow-Thru Airlock (Ecluse)
The Blow-Thru Airlock is designed to feed products directly into pneumatic conveying systems while maintaining stable air pressure and continuous material flow. It is widely used in flour, semolina, bran, and grain processing plants.
Working Principle
The Blow-Thru Airlock continuously feeds bulk materials directly into a pneumatic conveying line while maintaining an effective air seal. The rotating pocket rotor meters the product into the conveying air stream, ensuring smooth, reliable and dust-free material transfer.
Key Features
- Direct pneumatic line feeding
- Rotary pocket rotor
- Excellent air sealing performance
- Continuous product feeding
- High conveying efficiency
- Heavy-duty construction
- Wear-resistant rotor and housing
- Low air leakage
- Easy maintenance
- Long service life
Applications
- Flour mills
- Semolina mills
- Feed mills
- Grain processing plants
- Pneumatic conveying systems
- Flour transfer lines
- Bran conveying systems
- Powder handling applications
Advantages
- Provides continuous product feeding into pneumatic conveying lines
- Maintains system pressure efficiently
- Reduces air leakage
- Ensures smooth and reliable material transfer
- Minimizes product degradation
- Improves conveying efficiency
- Low maintenance requirements
- Reliable long-term operation